Simon Cowell spent two years scowering the planet looking for the perfect voices for his newest project and in 2004 he presented Il Divo – a pop opera group of four men from Spain, France, Switzerland, and the United States. Carlos, Sebastian, Urs, and David took the world by storm and packed houses where ever they went.
Twenty years later Il Divo is still going strong and out touring once again.
The group lost Carlos to Covid but are soldering on with Stephen.
It is a rare thing to see the same members of a group like the lads of Il Divo; but Sebastian has the answer, “we’re brothers. We might not always agree, but we always look after each other. We’ve learned so much as a unit. I never would’ve imagined this thing would last 10 years, but we’re going on 20. I believe we have more peace than ever, and we love being a part of this.”
Urs adds, “Il Divo has been my life for the last 20 years. It’s given me an identity as one of the four singers in the group. Each one of us is a musician, above all. So, we feel every note we sing, and we lay our emotions into every note we project onto the audience. Whether you see us live or listen to an album, we hope you enjoy each minute. Our goal is to simply move people.”
And move people they have as Urs notes, “we brought the classical sound to a pop song everyone was familiar with. It showed the world you could appreciate this music in the context of the radio and not just a three-and-a-half hour opera. In a way, we made it accessible to everyone.”
David adds, “early on, we realized Il Divo isn’t just for an opera audience; Il Divo is for everybody. We translate the classical voice into pop music.”
Newest member Stephen said, “I actually got Il Divo’s album in the CD section of Barnes & Noble when I was 14-years-old. I met David, and we had initially clicked. It was an honor to keep the sound of Il Divo alive on tour and pay homage to Carlos. It was full circle for me too.”
With their new album “XX”, Il Divo is out sharing the music…and the friendship that music has brought, to each other and their fans.
Il Divo tour dates:
Sept 12 at Arena Maipu in Mendoza, Argentina
Sept 13 at Teatro El Circulo in Rosario, Argentina
Sept 15 at Sitio in Montevideo, Uruguay
Sept 17 at the Sonilum Arena in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Sept 19 at Parque de La Exposicion in Lima, Peru
Sept 21 at the Movistar Arena in Bogota, Colombia
Sept 22 at the Teatro Metropolitan in Ciudad de Mixico, Mexico
Sept 24 at Auditorio CCU in Puebla, Mexico
Sept 26 at Escenario GNP in Monterrey, Mexico
Sept 27 at Teatro Metropolitano in Queretaro, Mexico
Sept 28 at Teatro Diana in Guadalajara, Mexico
Oct 3 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN
Oct 4 at the Hard Rock Live in Rockford, IL
Oct 5 at the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, IA
Oct 7 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, WI
Oct 9 at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, IN
Oct 10 at The Colosseum in Windsor, ON
Oct 11 at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, ON
Oct 12 at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA
Oct 14 at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 15 at the Mershon Auditorium in Columbus, OH
Oct 21 at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT
Oct 22 at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston, NY
Oct 24 at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, NJ
Oct 25 at the Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, NY
Oct 26 at the Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA
Oct 28 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston, MA
Oct 29 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, MD
Oct 30 at The Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, PA
Nov 1 at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington, DE
Nov 3 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ
Nov 4 at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach, VA
Nov 5 at the Peace Center in Greensville, SC
Nov 7 at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, NC
Nov 8 at the CFCC’s Wilson Center in Wilmington, NC
Nov 9 at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center in Evans, GA
Nov 11 at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island, NY
Dec 3 at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona, Spain
Dec 4 at the Bilbao Miribilla in Bilbao, Spain
Dec 13 at the Pabellon de Deportes Brena Alta in La Palma, Spain
Feb 21 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, FL
Feb 22 at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, FL
Feb 24 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, FL
Feb 25 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, FL
Feb 26 at the Center for the Performing Arts in Jacksonville, FL
Feb 27 at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, FL
March 1 in Naples, FL
March 4 at the Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, NC
March 6 in Auburn, AL
March 7 at the Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, AL
March 10 at The Factory in St Louis, MO
March 11 at the Lied Center of Kansas in Lawrence, KS
March 13 at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX
March 14 at the Sugarland Financial Center in Sugar Land, TX
March 15 at the Tobin Center in San Antonio, TX
March 17 at The Plaza Theatre in El Paso, TX
March 19 at the Arizona Musicfest in Scottsdale, AZ
March 20 at the Performing Arts Center in Cerritos, CA
March 21 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA
March 24 at the Sunset Cultural Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
March 25 at the Harris Center in Folsom, CA
March 26 at the Red Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, CA
March 29 at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, CA
